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I was born an' raised in Branson but I couldn' take it there no more on account-a Arkansas gettin' too sophisticated an' gentrified. So I moved myself up here to Flathead, Montana back in '86 and I reckon it's a pretty fine place to live. There ain't hardly no po-lice up here, no taxes and no Alcohol, Firearms and Tobaccy Nazis kickin' in the door just 'cause I got a stack-a Stinger missiles an' some Semtex next to the Rot-gut still by the wood-pile. Course, you gotta keep an eye out for them damned commie types sneakin' across the border from overseas places like Canada and Idaho, but most-a all it's kinda peaceful an' that's how I likes it.
But there is times when I could use some comp'ny - female comp'ny, if you know what I'm sayin'. An' the Rocky Mountains is a lonesome sorta place - I ain't had no sort of female comp'ny at all these last ten years. Less'n you counts Mirabelle an' I wouldn't touch a hair on her sweet head, not even when she looks at me with them big ole brown eyes. I just couldn' do nothin' like that with Mirabelle seein' how it was me that brung her up from a young 'un. I brought her home back in '93 when she was just a foal, but now she's like one o' the family. 'Cept that I just can't seem to thinka her as part-a the family in the way my Daddy used to thinka his sisters. And mine.
Don' git me wrong. I ain't no shrivel-nutted son of liberal. I's made love outside-a my species 'fore now an' it don't bother me none. The Good Book just says notta lay with no beasts a the field - so I's always brung 'em into the house an' introduced myself into 'em doggy style, on account of most of 'em bein' dogs an' all. Hogs is all right too but they squeals an' grunts all the time. Like porn stars, I guess.
Anyhow's, I's a wantin' a real human woman these days an' I heard on the radio about these here mail-order brides you can buy on that Innernet. It set me to thinkin' that maybe I should get me one. So that's why I'm in Butte today, an' it ain't no good Daisy givin' me those cow-eyes an' flutterin her eye-lashes. She aint gonna get me that-a way agin, the saucy heiffer.
I don' git inta town too often. Big cities like Butte give me the willies with all them signs tellin' you what to do, an' cars with licence plates an' all. I pay for a mailbox just so's the NRA got someplace to send my membership but I don' go there more'n twice a year, usually. I'm kinda glad I came here first though, 'cause I wouldn't know how to tune in one a them computers to pick up the innernet. Lucky for me there was a catalog in my mailbox mixed in with all the usual court summonses an' crap from the IRS. I tell you, it fell open at page twenty six an' it was like God on high ordained it, 'cause that page was stuffed with beauties you wouldn' kick outta the cot for fartin' - not even if they followed through.
I'm gonna order the lotta 'em soon's I got home - there ain't nothin' illegal about that there Po-lygamy in Montana. Leastways, not where I lives. An' if it's good enough for them Morons in Utah, then it's gotta be good enough for me. Some guy in the Bible had himself five wives - Mohammed or Buddha or the Tooth Fairy , I don' know, I ain't churchy. I figure if I got all five then four of 'em can carry out the duties that spell out W.I.F.E (Washin', Ironin', Fuckin', Et cetera) an' I'll still have one for spare.
5 weeks later
Penney's said to allow for upta 28 days for delivery which was just as well 'cause I got busted for sellin' moonshine outside-a the High School agin. I spent a month in jail in Great Falls, which is okay - they always de-louses you on the way in an' gives you new clothes for the year when you leaves. But this year I was fairly sweatin' to git back to the house to meet my new brides an' give 'em the induction - "This is the bedroom, this is also the kitchen an' this is what I keeps in my pants."
I was a bit disappointed they weren't there when I got home, but it was obvious that they was on the way 'cause they'd already sent over some of their clothes. Not that they'd be needin' 'em for a while, I figured. When nothin' more came for another three weeks I decided to complain. Shit, I already paid the $25.50. I rang the same number as before an' they put me through to some girl who I could barely unnerstan'. She said she was an Injun an' she was in some place called Lucknow. I'm all for Injuns sellin' cigars, an' I guess Lucknow's a neat kinda name for one o' them Reservation casinos an' all, but I do not know why they always have the call-centers in outlandish places like Arizona.
I coulda died of embarrassment when she explained what I'd done. Seems Penney's don' sell women no more, just clothes an' shit. That's what happens when you lets Democrats inta the White House, I guess. An' to make it worse, that snooty bitch refused to give me a refund when she found out that I'd bin wearin' the bikini to break it in for 'em. So now I's in Butte agin an' I'm sittin' in this Cyber-cafe along a these long hairs an' freaks, bein' shown how to use that Google by some geek with a join-the-dot face who smells-a soap like a faggot. I sure hope my neighbors don' see me, they gonna think I bin sissified.
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I searched an' searched for a comp'ny who could supply what I's been dreamin' of, an' after filterin' through all the other crap, I reckon I found just the ticket. The comp'ny was based in Caracas an' there was a whole lotta questions 'bout what I was lookin' for that I didn' unnerstand. I figured that was 'cause the page was translated by robots or somethin'. I ticked the box for a warm heart an' blue eyes an' big lungs - 'cause I've always bin a titty-man. I wasn' much innerested in how many kidneys she had so I just filled in the additional requirements box with "Long legs and well-manicured hands" - 'cause no man needs scratches down there. After that I filled in the bank-details box an' pressed send. They say I'll have the freshest meat the favellas of Venezuela have to offer inside three days - all guaranteed un-sullied by man an' in full-workin' order.
The computer-nerd says I'll be lucky to have a dime left in my account by the end of the week. But what do I care what he thinks? Last time he dropped his seed on a woman it stuck the pages a his magazine together. Anyhow, I don' have no bank-account, so I used the credit card I found in his wallet. Who's laughin' now, smart ass?
I'm off back to the house now to clean up a bit so as to make a good first impression. Gonna fix up the chicken-shed 'cause I bin sharin' my home with them dumb-clucks too long an' they's still not properly house-trained. Gonna stop at the grocery store first to pick up some tissues - three days is a long time when you's as desperate as me. Maybe I'll keep that big ole' Rhode Island Red with me a while longer - she got purty feathers.
A further 3 days.
Crap. I went back to Butte this mornin' to pick up my delivery and some half-assed, wanna-be detective from the US Mail Inspection Service tried to stop me takin' it away just 'cause he said the writin' on the crate was suspicious. I told him a-course it was suspicious on account-a it bein' in Mexican. Then I kneed him in the nuts an' dragged that big ole box inta the truck 'fore he got his wind back. Proper cop woulda seen that move comin'. Proper cop I'd-a kicked in the shin 'fore I kneed him in the balls.
I got back to the house an' pulled the crate inside quick as I could 'cause I was worried about my bride - there didn' seem to be no air-holes in that box. I could hardly hold the tire-iron to open it for shakin' I was so excited. Seemed like a million thoughts was rushin' through my head all at once, all a them the same an' all of 'em headin' straight down south. I was jus' clearin' the last few chickens outta the bed when the FBI kicked in the door. Most-a the wall came with it. They oughtta pay for that.
They knocked me to the floor an' cuffed me while some lady cop in a gas-mask or somethin' finished opennin' my delivery. They was kinda shocked by what they found inside, packed up in ice and God knows what else. Not as shocked me though, how was I meant to know "Organos Humanos" means Human Organs? I don' speak foreign. I thought it was the name-a the mail-order comp'ny. Goddam on-line translation.
Lucky for me, the cops believed it when I said the freak at that Cyber-cafe had asked me to take delivery-a his order. Seems they bin watchin' him for months. Turns out he's bin posin' as a high school kid on MyFace or some such. They reckon he'd bin groomin' middle aged men all over the state in the hopes one-a them would abuse him.
I felt a bit guilty for a while but that weren't 'bout to change nuthin'. Anyhows, maybe the kid'll git lucky an' they'll take him to that Guantanamo Bay, boy like that'd be popular with all them rag-heads.
If at first you don't succeed...
That was a kinda narrow escape an' with my record I cain't afford to be have cops sniffin' round the place no more. But I couldn' just give up. So I figured I'd only deal with people who speaked English as good as I do in future to avoid unecessary confusion.
I started lookin' on British sites 'cause the new nerd at the Cyber-cafe tol' me that they speak English there too. Who'd a thought? But there weren't no brides available from England, anyhow - the snooty bitches. An' I didn' fancy nuthin' from Ireland or Australia - I cain't afford to have someone drinkin' all my moonshine 'fore I can sell it. So I settled for "Lubang-Bangers.Com" which is a site sellin' girls from the Philippines. It was owned by some American guy originally from Hawaii, which is overseas but not badly so. An' he guaranteed that every one o' them girls knew someone who spoke English real nice. I figured a Filipina'd be pretty impressed by my nearly plumbed-in out-house an' e-lectricity that works so long as the power comp'ny don' notice that big coil o' copper I got wrapped round the cable runnin' over my house. I'm a reasonable sorta guy, so I compromised on the blue eyes.
Manilla's a long way from Montana, a-course, so I was happy to pay the extra sixty bucks to have her flyed air-mail. Nuthin' but the best for my honey. I figured that there could be turbulence over that big ole ocean 'tween there an' here, so I made sure they made her nice an' safe for the journey. I didn' want no bruises on that gal. I wanted her to be fresh as a virgin daisy the minute she got offa that plane. An' ready for action, it's bin a long ole time now.
I tell you what, they was as good as their word. That girl arrived next day, only I couldn' pick her up on account of UPS not deliverin' on a Sunday. Goddam Catholics! She arrived by 11 o'clock Monday though, an' I don' mind admittin' that I was in a fair sweat by then. I could scarcely wait for the delivery truck's dust to die down 'fore I openned this one.
I guess I shouldn' have bin so disappointed that she was dead. After all, it was me as specified three layers o' bubble-wrap all round. How was I s'posed to know she'd suffocate? At least she was still fresh, so I put her to good use an' then fed her to the hogs, like Momma used to do with the girls Daddy brought home when he was a truck driver.
Try, try again.
I was gettin' near givin' up after all that, it feeled like God didn' mean me to have no woman. I drove up to Helena 'cause, though you cain't buy a wife there, there's plenny you can rent by the hour. I found myself a purdy one, she was dressed up real nice - red leather mini-skirt, thigh boots an' a blouse that only showed you two thirds o' her titties. I likes 'em demure-like. I'd bin waitin' for so many weeks that it didn' take me long to get finished but she didn' look disappointed. Not that she'd a had any right to complain, far as I'm concerned there ain't no such thing as premature e-jaculation - "If the bitch cain't keep up that's her problem" is what my Daddy used to say.
Anyhow, since I'd paid for a hour an' seein' how she was done up so classy like, I figured I'd take her for a meal somewhere nice. There wasn' no McDonalds but the drive-thru at Burger King was open so I gotta double quarter-pounder with three cheeses an' a side order a buffalo wings. My companion, Sienna, had a salad because she said she had-a watch her figure 'cause she was only bein' a whore 'til her actin' career took off. She only ate half the complementary bucket o' fries so I finished the rest.
I got to tellin' her 'bout my problems gittin' a wife. I thought maybe there'd be one o' her "escort" friends might want to hang up her douche an' settle down. She laughed a bit an' then said maybe if I rang an old acquaintance o' hers in Anaconda I might find someone lookin' for a man.
"Just be careful-a the snake!" she said. But I weren't 'bout to be fooled by that one - everyone round this part-a Montana knows that town got its name from the Anaconda minin' comp'ny. I gave her the cash an' she gave me her friend's number an' a little somethin' to remember her by that I hadda get Penicillin to git rid of.
Anyhows, I rang her friend soon as I got home. Brandi turned outta be from Thailand originally but beggars cain't be choosers, I reckon. She tol' me she was five foot six with short brownish hair an' a J. Lo ass, whatever that means. I was so knocked out by her sexy, husky voice that I didn' even mind when she said she only had little titties at the minute. Long as they was squeezable I wasn' 'bout to complain.
I told her 'bout my struggle to find a wife an' she offered to UPS herself to me jus' so I could tell my friends I got her mail-order. I coulda easily driven over there an' picked her up but Brandi insisted an' I didn' object. Unwrapping Christmas presents was always the best part when I was a kid, 'specially since Daddy bought us the same thing every year - KFC.
When I told her to make sure she had plenny o' ventilation in the box I didn' mean that she should mail herself naked. But at least that meant I gotta good look at her soon as she stepped outta the packaging. I thought 'bout kickin' her outta the house but she's handy with a hammer an' nails an' I ain't got round-a fixin' the damage the FBI left. She can do other things with her hands that I weren't expectin' neither so I reckon she's a keeper.
Like it says in "Some like it Hot", ain't nobody perfect but I really wasn' expecting her pecker to be bigger'n mine.
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The Battle of Fromelles started on July 19th 1916 and lasted until the following day. The battle was an attempt to stop the Germans moving troops away from this sector to the Battle of the Somme that was being fought fifty miles to the south of Fromelles. The area around Fromelles was seen as a "quiet" sector where the Germans could move their troops around with some ease. The battle was an attempt to disrupt this and possibly to force the German High Command to move more troops to Fromelles from the Somme battlefield in an effort to support their troops there.
On July 19th Australian and British troops from two divisions (61st Division and the 5th Australian Division) attacked German positions at Fromelles. The lines had been shelled for seven hours by 200,000 artillery rounds.
However, Allied intelligence had failed to pickup that the Germans had abandoned these lines and had set up new positions about 200m behind them where they had built concrete bunkers that housed machine guns. The expectation was that those in the German trenches would be killed or totally demoralised from the bombardment.
The end of a bombardment was followed by an infantry attack and the Germans were well aware of this. When the Allies attacked, they were hit by a German artillery bombardment that left many dead in their own trenches. Those who got through had to face well dug in machine guns that had escaped the Allied bombardment. The 61st was badly hit and they were forced to retire to their own lines after suffering heavy casualties. The Australians did better and reached what they thought were the German front lines, only to find them flooded and indefensible. By July 20th, they like the 61st had to retreat after suffering very high casualties.
The attacks were failures and very costly in terms of manpower. 5,533 Australians (about 90% of those involved) and 1,547 British troops (about 50% of those involved) were casualties. Ironically, the failure of the 61st to reach the German lines saved it from heavier casualties – as suffered by the Australians.
Many men lay wounded in 'No Mans Land'. However, a plan for a temporary truce with the Germans to allow the wounded could be collected was vetoed by senior officers.
The organisation behind the battle was poor as so much planning and energy was being invested in the Somme campaign. Few would doubt that the planning was a fiasco. Fromelles was one of the worst disasters to befall the Australian Army in the whole of World War One and it did a great deal to sour relations between British and Australian senior army commanders.
In 2008 a mass grave of about 400 Allied soldiers was discovered at Pheasant Wood near to Fromelles. It is believed that the Germans quickly put as many bodies as they could into a mass grave to prevent the spread of disease. The bodies will be reburied in individual graves near to Pheasant Wood, a process that will be supervised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Dutch script kiddie pwns 20,000 Twitter profiles
How much do you have in common with the other lusers?
A Dutch teenager successfully hijacked 20,000 Twitter profiles to post a message dissing their owners for being slack with security.
Damien Reijnaers (@DamiaanR), 16, also induced his victims into tipping their hat to him for helping them to point out the error of their ways in the same update. He pulled off the trick by getting victims to sign up to a supposed profile comparison tool for daters called Pas jij bij mij? (Do you match with me?) ... Users who linked his app to their Twitter accounts were asked to grant the application permission to post updates.
The small print (as shown in Twitter's illustration of Twitpic's permissions screen) isn't even that small...
This ability was explained in the not-so-small print Twitter requires when users authorise a third-party application - something the victims apparently failed to heed, according to Dutch media reports. RTL Nieuws adds that Reijnaers previously uncovered a Facebook security flaw three years ago, aged only 13.
The update (example here), posted on Thursday morning, said:
Hoe slecht gaan mensen met hun twitter account om... groetjes, Damiaan Reijnaers. @NUnl @telegraaf @tweakers @nos @geen_stijl @volkskrant
This translates to "How badly people manage their Twitter accounts... Regards, Damien Reijnaers."
A quick search reveals that several hundred Twitter profiles, at least, were induced to make the update.
The prank does illustrate a wider privacy problem in both social media and mobile apps. Many request permissions they don't strictly need to perform their core functionality and these permissions can be abused, threatening user privacy in the process.
This is a difficult problem to solve because users simply don't have the time to pore through the often verbose, complicated terms and conditions or term of use statements attached to applications. Simple summaries in plain English (or Dutch) may help, but many users are likely to ignore even these. ®


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Ferris Plock tote bag to help support Rise Japan
Kelly Tunstall and I (Ferris Plock) created illustrations for two tote bags for Rise Japan.
Rise Japan is an organization that is helping raise money for the ongoing support of the people of Japan. I know it isn't front page news anymore but, the people there are still suffering badly and are in need of aid.
Rise Japan asked Kelly Tunstall and I to create designs for tote bags with all the money received going to the relief effort going on in Japan. Kinokuniya Bookstore sponsored the whole run of tote bags which is awesome and can be purchase there too! Please check out the link below if you have time and please repost it to your twitter and facebook accounts if you can. -Ferris Plock


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Etsy user alliah made this unique miniature fingertip aquarium ring, which contains a type of live algae, called a marimo ball, in a small vial that is mounted on a ring band.
Mari means bouncy ball and Mo is a term for plants that grow in water. So, marimo means bouncy plant. People often mistake them for living animals because they are usually moving around in the tank. Your marimo friends will grow in tap water at room temperature as long as the water is changed every one or two weeks…All they need is normal household lighting for them to make food, otherwise, indirect sunlight is fine.
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Nicole Kidman
actressBorn: 6/20/1967
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Australian actress once known mostly for her marriage to actor Tom Cruise (1990–2001), but now known independently for her outstanding acting as well. Having already earned two Best Actress Awards from the Australian Film Institute, Kidman was first noticed by Hollywood in the thriller Dead Calm (1989). She met Cruise on the set of Days of Thunder (1990) and they married not long after that. A notable performance as Batman's love interest in Batman Forever (1995) led her to other challenging roles in movies such as To Die For (1995), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), The Peacemaker (1997), Moulin Rouge (2001), and Dogville (2003). She and Cruise starred in Stanley Kubrick's last film, the controversial Eyes Wide Shut (1999). In 2001, Kidman and Cruise announced their breakup, shocking the world. Her performance as Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2002) netted her a best actress Oscar and a Golden Globe. She also received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in 2003's Cold Mountain and 2004's Birth.
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When you are using a FTP server you can connect using either Active or Passive connections. Each has advantages and disadvantages. When you set up FTP, in this example using VSFTPD, you need to make this connection decision. Active connections are safest for the server but at times may not work for some clients. Passive connections may not be the safest for the server but usually work well for the clients. In addition, these factors must be taken into account with the firewall. This is where connection tracking can be helpful.
Firewall: Enable Active FTP Connections
If you wanted to create an anonymous FTP server that anyone could get access to you could set up FTP access with this command:
ufw allow ftp
This shows you that ftp is allowed for everyone to your server. However, you can see it only opens port 21.
iptables -L -n
ACCEPT tcp – 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 tcp dpt:21
What has just been configured using UFW is an Active FTP connection where the client must connect from a high port (over 1024) and connect to the server on port 21. The data that is requested is returned on port 20 to the client. This is the safest set up for the server. However, the client may interpret the return connection from the server on port 20 with the data as an intrusion attempt and reject the connection, thus FTP fails.
Firewall: Enable Passive FTP Connections
You can see in the illustration that passive connections are different in that the server does not connect to the client with the data on port 20, rather, the client now connects to the server on high ports (over 1024). Thus the server must be enabled to allow these high ports, increasing securing risks.
Here is an example of the settings you can make for FTP in /etc/vsftpd.conf. The purpose of limiting the passive connections is a security limit. Remember, this allows the client to connect to the server on these ports. Using VSFTPD, the sever tracks so that connections are only allowed from the client on these ports.
When running ftp in passive mode, these lines will limit the range of ports that it will use for incoming passive requests from the client. This will help make it easier to configure a firewall.
You will need to add these ports to your UFW firewall.
sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any to any port 30000:30999
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Connection Tracking
One of the features of the UFW firewall is that it provides connection tracking rules by default in /etc/default/ufw. This file includes default policies which you can change. The IPT_MODULES allows tracking of connections made with FTP for those high ports. This means UFW inspects outbound FTP traffic and dynamically allows the return traffic to the server.
IPT_MODULES="nf_conntrack_ftp nf_nat_ftp nf_conntrack_irc nf_nat_irc"


text: Mike, I have worked with some of the people who do technical recruiting and unless they have been specifically requested to go after people with an Ada background they will avoid any mention of it for fear of scaring off potential candidates. Personnaly I will ask if they know it then go into all the benifits it provides and examples it illustrates for developing good software. If they talk about what great HTML programers they are and to checkout their website I toss the resume in the trash. Michael Feldman wrote: > Mike et al, > > > > Mike: > > > > Even though you and I know this is not a good decision, I think it reflects > > the reality of the situation within DoD...being the 'Ada mandate' is no > > longer in force, there is an acute shortage of trained Ada programmers > > within and wothout DoD, and the availability of COTS components and tools > > which are abundant in the civilian sector are having an impact on DoD. > > > The acute shortage is a chicken-and-egg problem. Part of tghe reason > for the acute shortage of people is that those who would educate > them sincerely believe that there is an acute shortage of jobs. > > There is pretty good information on the colleges and universities > in which Ada is taken seriously. Are the companies that would hire > Ada people recruiting, heavily, from these places? I can speak for GW > and assure you they are not recruiting heavily here. My department > graduates a couple dozen people a year in BS CS (and this number > is growing steadily each year), and they are all educated in multiple > languages, starting with Ada. > > Not all these students are stellar performers of course, but most > are quite good. Every one of these students gets into a good job or a > good graduate program, yet few of them are being recruited by companies > like your own, so few of them end up in jobs where they can use their > Ada education. > > This is changing just a bit - the Lockheed Martin Air Traffic > Control folks have discovered us. But I had to make the first > contact; I guess it never occurred to anyone in the company to > look in the city whose suburb holds their corporate headquarters. > > I teach in one of hundreds of colleges and universities is which Ada > is taught, and one of over 100 in which it is taught early in the > curriculum. Is industry seriously looking at all of us? Not in my > experience. Communication must be 2-way. > > In any case, this discussion is off-topic. > > The Ada -> JBC argument is bogus, and has nothing > whatever to do with the (alleged) shortage of people. > > Mike Feldman -- "E"commerce is not life and death. If it was, it would be coded in Ada. Allan R. Spurr Instructor/Consultant Lockeed Martin Advanced Concepts Center INTEGRATED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 640 Freedom Business Center, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 Voice Mail: (610) 992-6206, Fax: (215) 396-2264 [log in to unmask]


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For months my youngest niece has been telling us all about her biggest wish. She has been dying to go to a fancy restaurant.
My older niece and I decided to plan a night out all together to fulfill this wish:)
I picked up corsages for the girls because it just felt like the right thing to do. Curly almost cried she was so excited to put it on.
My sister really wanted me to wear one of my high school prom dresses for the fancy night out but my hot pink fluffy dress from 2002 didn't make the cut (why I still have that dress is strange to me too).
My niece's classification of fancy = the restaurant has stem glasses and cloth tablecloths.
Trees in the middle of the restaurant took it to the next level for her.
How she ordered her Sprite to the waitress—> "I would like a clear and bubbly and rocks on the bottom."
I am pretty sure we each had 4 rolls. They were right out of the oven and perfection.
Bruschetta for our appetizer.
My older niece had the lemon chicken and said it tasted like adult food;) The waitress and a soda made a great little photo bomb for the picture.
I told the girls that they could choose to get dessert at the restaurant or that we could go somewhere else for something sweet. Their response to where to go for dessert made me love them even more…
They chose Yogurtland. Yland even had peanut butter froyo which ended the 'fancy' night of eating perfectly.
We took them back to my sister's house and had a nice little walk/scooter ride around with my sister around the neighborhood.
Rewind to earlier—> Brooke and I went on a nice little walk…
and then she hung out with my mom for a bit before going to bed (now that napping is out of the picture she is falling asleep pretty early).
Time to get busy on my homework. I like setting big goals.
Two things that you are looking forward to this weekend?
What are your HIGH PRIORITY races for the next year? Low priority?
Have a long run this weekend? How far? Running with anyone else?
Been to any amazing 'fancy' restaurants that you loved? Where?


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While defending the Constitution I am met often with two questions: 1) If the founders were so great and the Constitution such a great document, why did it preserve slavery? 2) Why did the Constitution treat black people as 3/5th a person? The answers to these questions are rather simple when fact and truth are employed. To understand the truth, we start with some basics…
In June of 1776 the Lee Resolution was ratified and was the legislative action that authorized the Declaration of Independence. This Resolution was a three step process to declaring independence from Great Britain and establishing a union of States:
"Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved. That it is expedient forthwith to take the most effectual measures for forming foreign Alliances. That a plan of confederation be prepared and transmitted to the respective Colonies for their consideration and approbation."
The Colonies knew that once they became thirteen independent and sovereign States and formed alliances with foreign nations to break free from the hold of Great Britain, the most important thing they could do would be to form a union of States. If they failed to form a union, everything that they sacrificed for independence would have been in vain. They had just bankrupted themselves, invited foreign nations onto their soil. Failure to unite could result in their servitude once more. A union would mutually protect their sovereignty from external attack.
As Thomas Jefferson correctly stated, the Constitution would have to be ratified by the "whole American people." The framers needed all the States to consent. Immediately after the revolution, the victors could have very well attempted to force the other States to unite. However, they never intended to form the union by force, as they never intended to keep it together by force. James Madison said, in a letter to Robert Walsh (27 Nov. 1819) that "the Constitution was 'the result of mutual deference & Concession'." They knew the only way to form a lasting union, a union based upon Liberty, was to do so by consent.
Understanding that the formation of the union of States was the most important thing they could do left them with a dilemma. There were societal and cultural differences between the States. One such difference existed in the institution of slavery and many saw it as a great evil but recognized that the successful formation of the new nation was the only way to see it abolished.
"Great as the evil is, a dismemberment of the Union would be worse. If those States should disunite from the other States for not indulging them in the temporary continuance of this traffic, they might solicit and obtain aid from foreign powers." –James Madison, Virginia Ratifying Convention, 15 June 1788
Slavery was an imposition placed upon the colonists by the demand of Great Britain. Col. Mason describes this source and its problem during the Federal Convention (22 Aug. 1787):
"This infernal traffic originated in the avarice of British Merchants. The British Govt. constantly checked the attempts of Virginia to put a stop to it."
This created an addiction to this labor in many states. Judge Pendleton observed during the Debate in South Carolina House of Representatives (1788) "that only three States, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, allowed the importation of negroes. Virginia had a clause in her Constitution for this purpose, and Maryland, he believed, even before the war, prohibited them."
However, Madison also pointed out during the Debate in the Virginia Ratifying Convention (15 June 1788) that there were even "a few slaves in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut: these states would, probably, oppose any attempts to annihilate" slavery.
How could the States overcome their differences on this subject and agree on enough to form this union? The framers of this nation had an advantage. They knew a few things to be absolutely true and these things would provide the solution to their dilemma.
The framers of this nation knew their history, they had studied governments and how people interact in society throughout history and they knew the principles of Liberty. They KNEW that they could not plow new fields overnight; they understood that they could not reform society with one move. But they KNEW they were forming a REPUBLIC and NOT a democracy.
A democracy is mob rule; it is tyranny in public form. Jefferson said, "173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one." With a democracy, the majority of the people would always oppress the minority. Liberty would never prosper and grow. The force of the majority would always maintain the minority in servitude. By creating arepublican government, they were able to provide minorities with a society changing voice. This voice would ensure not only the survival of Liberty but also its expansion.
The framers' very words prove they were pushing for an end to slavery. That bit of history has been conveniently concealed. The framers were incorporating into the Constitution Article 1 Section 9, a provision that would provide the means to end slavery in 1808 by putting an end to the slave trade once and for all.
Justice James Iredell stated during the Debate in North Carolina Ratifying Convention (26 July 1788):
"It was the wish of a great majority of the Convention to put an end [to slavery] immediately; but the states of South Carolina and Georgia would not agree to it. Consider, then, what would be the difference between our present situation in this respect, if we do not agree to the Constitution, and what it will be if we do agree to it. If we do not agree to it, do we remedy the evil? No, sir, we do not. For if the Constitution be not adopted, it will be in the power of every state to continue it forever. They may or may not abolish it, at their discretion. But if we adopt the Constitution, the trade must cease after twenty years, if Congress declare so, whether particular states please so or not; surely, then, we can gain by it. This was the utmost that could be obtained. I heartily wish more could have been done. But as it is, this government is nobly distinguished above others by that very provision. Where is there another country in which such a restriction prevails? We, therefore, sir, set an example of humanity, by providing for the abolition of this inhuman traffic, though at a distant period."
In order for a Republic to function properly, there must be equal representation. If there is a way to manipulate the number of representatives allotted to a State, then that would be another avenue for one party to seize the power of another. Representation was to be established through population and controlled through the popular vote. Incorporating the slave population in order to determine the number of representatives was causing some states to cry foul.
The slave owners wanted to classify slaves as "property" to avoid the application of rights to them as "persons," but wanted to also classify them as "persons" for the purpose of establishing representation. The objection was that the States with greater slave populations would get greater representation, but since only "freemen" could vote, greater representation would be consolidated into fewer people. The large slave owners would almost assuredly control the vote in the State. This skewed representation could delay the desired end to slavery significantly.
The framers solution to this dilemma was the 3/5th Compromise which, along with article 1 section 9, would help to further the of end slavery. The 3/5th Compromise did not, as popular education teaches, count each slave as 3/5th of a person. It allowed the slave owners to only count 3/5th of the entire slave population for purpose of representation. By limiting the representative power of the slave owners, the framers knew that establishing a nation where all men are created equal would be possible.
The framers knew that by creating the union they would ensure the survival of Liberty. They understood through the establishment of the Republic they would guarantee the minority populations a society changing voice. They believed through compromise they had done everything that they could have possibly done to limit the growth of slavery and the power of slave owners and still create a union. But they were persuaded through a study of their own history that if Liberty is given the proper fertile ground, it always prospers and grows. They were convinced that Liberty was contagious!
Roger Sherman, a delegate from Connecticut to the Federal Convention (22 Aug. 1787) observed "that the abolition of slavery seemed to be going on in the U.S. & that the good sense of the several States would probably by degrees compleat (sic) it." Oliver Elsworth, also a representative from Connecticut very confidently stated, "Slavery in time will not be a speck on our country. Provision is already made in Connecticut for abolishing it. And the abolition has already taken place in Massachusetts."
The final insurance for the cultivation of Liberty was established through the Amendment process. The framers realized that they had not achieved everything they wanted. They also wanted to ensure that as Liberty grew, it could also be protected through expansion of the Constitution. By offering the Amendment process, these expansions of Liberty could become permanent. The Amendment process prevents the Constitution's interpretation to be based upon the whim of the current culture. Without the process of permanently amending the Constitution, the people of this nation would be subject to temporary interpretations. The prevailing party or culture would beget a conservative interpretation today, a liberal interpretation tomorrow, a socialist interpretation the next… subjecting the people to an ever-vacillating standard and leaving the people never really knowing the security of their rights.
It is unquestionable that slavery was detested by many at the formation of our Constitution; only revisionists are served by denying this truth. But the formation of the union was essential to the preservation of Liberty and the end of slavery. Without the union these independent, sovereign States would be able to continue the practice of slavery without any national consequence. The Constitution did not preserve slavery, it was the source of its demise.
It is to be hoped, that by expressing a national disapprobation of this trade, we may destroy it, and save ourselves from reproaches, and our posterity the imbecility ever attendant on a country filled with slaves. James Madison, Import Duty on Slaves, House of Representatives 13 May 1789
It's about time we stop rewriting history and start teaching our children the truth. Revisionists have had their way too long and the value of Liberty and the importance of our Constitution have been the greatest causalities. If we want to preserve Liberty, we must know what our framers knew: We must preserve the Constitution to preserve Liberty. The destruction of the Constitution, leaves us unmoored from the anchor of truth and subjects to the whim of the sovereign.
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REVIEW: Shrek Spin-Off Puss in Boots Purrs with Genuine Charm
After the Shrek series used up its charm on rote third and fourth installments that nevertheless raked in giant piles of box office bullion, the prospect of a spin-off prequel focusing on Antonio Banderas' swashbuckling, footwear-sporting feline seemed as inevitable as it was unpromising. But Puss in Boots, directed by Chris Miller (who also helmed Shrek the Third) is a legitimately entertaining prequel that encapsulates what the franchise does best: Breezy action, clever twists on classic figures from fables and grown-up gags tucked in amidst the kid-friendly developments. ("You got any idea what they do to eggs in prison? I'll tell you this -- it ain't over easy!" the Zach Galifianakis-voiced Humpty Dumpty quavers at one point, in the first prison rape joke I can think of to not only be slipped into a kiddie flick but also highlighted in the trailer.)
It's become very easy to think of computer-animated films as falling into the categories of "Pixar" and "Everything Else," with the former consisting of marvels of art and entertainment and the latter made up of 80-minute chunks of bright colors, merchandising opportunities and outdated pop culture references. But as Cars 2 suggests, not even Pixar can be Pixar all the time, and films like Rango and Puss in Boots provide a gratifying reminder that all mainstream animation has the capacity to get beyond the lucrative niche of the joylessly calculated kid movie. It doesn't hurt that Puss in Boots has the participation of Guillermo del Toro, who serves as executive producer and provides the voice of the Comandante -- the man may have a lot going on at the moment, but there's no doubting his aversion to condescension to audiences and his reverence for fairy tales.
It's that of Jack and the Beanstalk that provides the backbone for Puss in Boots' plot, though the mood is pure spaghetti western. Puss is roped into a heist in which he and his cohorts will steal the magic beans from Jack and Jill (Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris), who've been turned into square-shouldered outlaws bickering about the right time to slow down their careers in order to have a baby. The gang intends to plant the enchanted legumes in the right spot and climb the resulting vine to steal the golden eggs from the giant's castle (the giant passed away ages ago, but that doesn't mean there isn't still something fierce standing guard). Complicating this plan is the fact that it was dreamed up by Humpty, an ovoid mastermind who grew up in the same orphanage as Puss, and with whom the cat shares an unhappy past. Reuniting with Banderas for a non-Robert Rodriguez-led outing, Salma Hayek provides the voice of Kitty Softpaws, the third cohort, a flirty feline thief with an extra light (and declawed) touch.
Usually, the adult and sometimes risqué jokes added to movies like these, intended to sail over the heads of younger audience, have the tone of an apology, a bone thrown to bored parents. The occasional wink here -- there's even a medical marijuana crack -- seems a little more naughty and good-humored, as if the creators genuinely couldn't help themselves. Not that the film demands such concessions: Puss in Boots doesn't have and doesn't strive for the soul of a Pixar film, but gets pleasure enough out of its own characters and the way they move through this cleverly realized world. Humpty, for instance, his petulant features grouped in the center of his head/torso, struggles with the limitations of an egg-shaped body, including how difficult it can be to get up once one has had a great fall.
Puss and his love interest Kitty have touchable-looking fur of varied length and texture, and move in a diverting combination of lithe human and even lither cat ways, at one point getting into a dance competition that brings in elements of flamenco and poop scooting. The eruption of the beanstalk into the stratosphere and the trio's bouncing around on the clouds upon arrival provides the film's highlight, not just in terms of the beauty of its visuals but because of the physicality that goes with them. The characters cling to the plant through its magically accelerated growth spurt, grappling with leaves and ricocheting off stems, and they never display the weightlessness than can still afflict this type of animation and splinter its manufactured reality. Puss in Boots further plays to its strong points by placing the human characters in the background, with the exception of Jack and Jill, who look more like caricatures than people.
The film rounds an extended flashback and its central theft and completes its tale of betrayal and forgiveness by returning to the small town of San Ricardo, scene of Puss' shame and his ultimate redemption. It may not bring a tear to your eye, but it won't leave you feeling cheated or talked down to, even when the de rigueur credits dance number comes around. There's nary an appearance from an ogre, and no Donkey, either -- that, I'm guessing, is a spin-off for another day.


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In 2008 the Urbandale Police Department converted their patrol vehicles from white Ford Crown Victoria to black and white Ford Crown Victoria. The graphics for the squads were also changed to complement the new style. The new graphic design utilizes both a red and black stripe on the white doors, and a new letter design making Urbandale Police more identifiable. The red stripe on the sides is made of a reflective material for an added safety measure. Several white letters on the squad are reflective as well.
Traditional Style
A traditional black and white squad car must involve a black vehicle with at least 2 white doors (and up to 4), and sometimes a white roof. Squad cars with just a black hood and trunk on a white vehicle are considered to be a two-tone design. The Urbandale Police Department was one of the first agencies in this area to utilize a stripe along the entire length of a squad car. This black & white design began in the 1950's in California. The police television show Adam 12 featured this look on their squad cars during its taping from 1968-1975. The shows Adam 12 and Emergency! were created by some of the people involved with the police show Dragnet (1951+).
Return to Traditional Style
In the 1970's through the 1990's, there was a mix in color schemes in municipal law enforcement agencies across the country. In the past decade, there has been a shift back to the traditional looking squad car designs. There were two primary reasons for this change to the look of the squad cars.
A Culture of Tradition
First, the black and white squads have a traditional look that the majority of our officers favored. It is important to show our employees part of the history of law enforcement and of the Urbandale Police Department in particular. Developing a culture of tradition, pride, and family helps make the workplace more enjoyable and unified. We believe that these changes help enhance officer morale and ultimately employee retention.
The second reason for the change is more practical. We believe that the traditional black and white style with our own graphic design will increase the visibility and recognition of our officers as they patrol and respond to calls for service. The use of reflective graphics also helps with officer safety while out on scene. We incorporated large vehicle identifying letters and numbers on the roofs of the squads to assist whenever aircraft may become involved in our police duties; for example, emergency communications with Life Flight or Mercy One in locating a safe landing area, media interactions at major incidents, and air support during a car chase.
New Look & Design
The Urbandale Police Department is very proud of this new look and design of our squad cars. Even as the return to traditional black and white design becomes more popular, our red and black color scheme helps maintain our unique identity. The newest addition to our fleet is the Ford Interceptor SUV.


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Migration history is both a prominent part of Global Labour History as well as crucial element of Global Economic History. The study of Global Labour History would be unthinkable without the unfree migration (slavery, indentured labour, forced migration, military migration), seasonal migration and so on. In the study of Global Economic History migration movements play an important role alongside other demographic factors.
To fully understand the causes and effects of migration and settlement processes in the current globalising world, a long timeframe and a global perspective are essential. Historical migration studies have long focused primarily on the European and Atlantic worlds. Since 2005 in a programmatic and long term project, the IISH aims to broaden the perspective to include the full migration experience of the non-Western world while proposing both a short and long term series of studies to further this goal. To this end the IISH in collaboration with the history department of the University of Leiden has launched the Global Migration History Programme. See also the current Global Migration History projects.
IISH members of the research department involved in migration history are:
For collections on migration and migrants, go to Migration History Collections Guide.
For datasets on migration history within the IISH the following categories can be discerned: a. Migrant organisations; b. Migratory data and trajectories of individuals; c. Visual sources or images, d. Migration digital documents, e. Migration Figures and Statistics, and f. The IISH hosts a number of portals. Under these headings the following databases are accessible at present or will be available in the near future:
a. Migrant organisations
The CGM database Migrant Organizations in the Netherlands (text in Dutch) contains more than 7000 organizations'. They can be searched on line.
b. Migratory data and trajectories of individuals
- Data and publications on seasonal brickmakers from the German principality of Lippe-Detmold from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries. See 'Lippische Ziegler', a web presentation of archival documents, data derived from these documents and background information.
- European Migration to the Netherlands East Indies (text in Dutch). Data on immigration and settlement of European immigrants from 1819 to 1875.
c. Visual sources and Images
The Historical Migrants Imagery (Historisch Beeldarchief Archief Migranten) collects and digitizes images from private collections belonging to immigrants who come to the Netherlands over the past hundred years.
d. Migration digital documents
Hollandgang im Spiegel der Reiseberichte evangelischer Geistlicher. Quellen zur saisonalen Arbeidswanderung in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Geschichtliche Arbeiten zur westfälischen Landesforschung. Wirtschafts- und sozialgeschichtliche Gruppe 17. Herausgegeben von Albin Gladen, Antje Kraus, Piet Lourens, Jan Lucassen, Peter Schram, Helmut Talazko, Gerda van Asselt. 2 Teilen (Münster: Aschendorff, 2007).
This source contains 129 journey reports by travelling ministers of the German Protestant Church, who provided spiritual care and assistance to parishioners from their home regions who worked in the Netherlands as seasonal migrant labourers. The letters cover the period 1849-1893.
- Hollandgang im Spiegel... Teil I, 594 pp. (.pdf attached, 3 Mb)
- Hollandgang im Spiegel... Teil II, 665 pp. (.pdf attached, 7.3 Mb)
- Jan Lucassen, Migrant Labour in Europe: The Drift to the North Sea, 1987, 339pp (searchable pdf, 26Mb)
e. Migration Figures and Statistics
Jan Lucassen and Leo Lucassen, The mobility transition in Europe revisited, 1500-1900: Sources and methods (2010, IISH Research paper no. 46, PDF file, 129pp., 1020Kb), belonging to the article 'Mobility transition Revisited. 1500-1900' (Journal of Global Labour History, 2009, 4)
Leo Lucassen, Jan Lucassen, Rick de Jong & Mark van de Water, Cross-cultural migration in Western Europe 1901-2000: A preliminary estimate (2014, IISH-Research Paper 52)
f. Digital portals
Collaboratories in Social and Economic History are hosted by IISH.


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In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion. The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the "Naturalist Tavern" was all about us. There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign. There were some free creatures, too, and quite sociable ones they were. White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, "Please do not notice my exposure—think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable." If he was observed too much, he would retire behind something and stay there until he judged the party's interest had found another object. I never have seen another dumb creature that was so morbidly sensitive. Bayard Taylor, who could interpret the dim reasonings of animals, and understood their moral natures better than most men, would have found some way to make this poor old chap forget his troubles for a while, but we have not his kindly art, and so had to leave the raven to his griefs.
After breakfast we climbed the hill and visited the ancient castle of Hirschhorn, and the ruined church near it. There were some curious old bas-reliefs leaning against the inner walls of the church—sculptured lords of Hirschhorn in complete armor, and ladies of Hirschhorn in the picturesque court costumes of the Middle Ages. These things are suffering damage and passing to decay, for the last Hirschhorn has been dead two hundred years, and there is nobody now who cares to preserve the family relics. In the chancel was a twisted stone column, and the captain told us a legend about it, of course, for in the matter of legends he could not seem to restrain himself; but I do not repeat his tale because there was nothing plausible about it except that the Hero wrenched this column into its present screw-shape with his hands—just one single wrench. All the rest of the legend was doubtful.
But Hirschhorn is best seen from a distance, down the river. Then the clustered brown towers perched on the green hilltop, and the old battlemented stone wall, stretching up and over the grassy ridge and disappearing in the leafy sea beyond, make a picture whose grace and beauty entirely satisfy the eye.
We descended from the church by steep stone stairways which curved this way and that down narrow alleys between the packed and dirty tenements of the village. It was a quarter well stocked with deformed, leering, unkempt and uncombed idiots, who held out hands or caps and begged piteously. The people of the quarter were not all idiots, of course, but all that begged seemed to be, and were said to be.
I was thinking of going by skiff to the next town, Necharsteinach; so I ran to the riverside in advance of the party and asked a man there if he had a boat to hire. I suppose I must have spoken High German—Court German—I intended it for that, anyway—so he did not understand me. I turned and twisted my question around and about, trying to strike that man's average, but failed. He could not make out what I wanted. Now Mr. X arrived, faced this same man, looked him in the eye, and emptied this sentence on him, in the most glib and confident way: "Can man boat get here?"
The mariner promptly understood and promptly answered. I can comprehend why he was able to understand that particular sentence, because by mere accident all the words in it except "get" have the same sound and the same meaning in German that they have in English; but how he managed to understand Mr. X's next remark puzzled me. I will insert it, presently. X turned away a moment, and I asked the mariner if he could not find a board, and so construct an additional seat. I spoke in the purest German, but I might as well have spoken in the purest Choctaw for all the good it did. The man tried his best to understand me; he tried, and kept on trying, harder and harder, until I saw it was really of no use, and said:
"There, don't strain yourself—it is of no consequence."
Then X turned to him and crisply said:
"Machen sie a flat board."
I wish my epitaph may tell the truth about me if the man did not answer up at once, and say he would go and borrow a board as soon as he had lit the pipe which he was filling.
We changed our mind about taking a boat, so we did not have to go. I have given Mr. X's two remarks just as he made them. Four of the five words in the first one were English, and that they were also German was only accidental, not intentional; three out of the five words in the second remark were English, and English only, and the two German ones did not mean anything in particular, in such a connection.
X always spoke English to Germans, but his plan was to turn the sentence wrong end first and upside down, according to German construction, and sprinkle in a German word without any essential meaning to it, here and there, by way of flavor. Yet he always made himself understood. He could make those dialect-speaking raftsmen understand him, sometimes, when even young Z had failed with them; and young Z was a pretty good German scholar. For one thing, X always spoke with such confidence—perhaps that helped. And possibly the raftsmen's dialect was what is called Platt-Deutsch, and so they found his English more familiar to their ears than another man's German. Quite indifferent students of German can read Fritz Reuter's charming platt-Deutch tales with some little facility because many of the words are English. I suppose this is the tongue which our Saxon ancestors carried to England with them. By and by I will inquire of some other philologist.
However, in the mean time it had transpired that the men employed to calk the raft had found that the leak was not a leak at all, but only a crack between the logs—a crack that belonged there, and was not dangerous, but had been magnified into a leak by the disordered imagination of the mate. Therefore we went aboard again with a good degree of confidence, and presently got to sea without accident. As we swam smoothly along between the enchanting shores, we fell to swapping notes about manners and customs in Germany and elsewhere.
As I write, now, many months later, I perceive that each of us, by observing and noting and inquiring, diligently and day by day, had managed to lay in a most varied and opulent stock of misinformation. But this is not surprising; it is very difficult to get accurate details in any country. For example, I had the idea once, in Heidelberg, to find out all about those five student-corps. I started with the White Cap corps. I began to inquire of this and that and the other citizen, and here is what I found out:
1. It is called the Prussian Corps, because none but Prussians are admitted to it.
2. It is called the Prussian Corps for no particular reason. It has simply pleased each corps to name itself after some German state.
3. It is not named the Prussian Corps at all, but only the White Cap Corps.
4. Any student can belong to it who is a German by birth.
5. Any student can belong to it who is European by birth.
6. Any European-born student can belong to it, except he be a Frenchman.
7. Any student can belong to it, no matter where he was born.
8. No student can belong to it who is not of noble blood.
9. No student can belong to it who cannot show three full generations of noble descent.
10. Nobility is not a necessary qualification.
11. No moneyless student can belong to it.
12. Money qualification is nonsense—such a thing has never been thought of.
I got some of this information from students themselves—students who did not belong to the corps.
I finally went to headquarters—to the White Caps—where I would have gone in the first place if I had been acquainted. But even at headquarters I found difficulties; I perceived that there were things about the White Cap Corps which one member knew and another one didn't. It was natural; for very few members of any organization know all that can be known about it. I doubt there is a man or a woman in Heidelberg who would not answer promptly and confidently three out of every five questions about the White Cap Corps which a stranger might ask; yet it is a very safe bet that two of the three answers would be incorrect every time.
There is one German custom which is universal—the bowing courteously to strangers when sitting down at table or rising up from it. This bow startles a stranger out of his self-possession, the first time it occurs, and he is likely to fall over a chair or something, in his embarrassment, but it pleases him, nevertheless. One soon learns to expect this bow and be on the lookout and ready to return it; but to learn to lead off and make the initial bow one's self is a difficult matter for a diffident man. One thinks, "If I rise to go, and tender my bow, and these ladies and gentlemen take it into their heads to ignore the custom of their nation, and not return it, how shall I feel, in case I survive to feel anything." Therefore he is afraid to venture. He sits out the dinner, and makes the strangers rise first and originate the bowing. A table d'hôte dinner is a tedious affair for a man who seldom touches anything after the three first courses; therefore I used to do some pretty dreary waiting because of my fears. It took me months to assure myself that those fears were groundless, but I did assure myself at last by experimenting diligently through my agent. I made Harris get up and bow and leave; invariably his bow was returned, then I got up and bowed myself and retired.
Thus my education proceeded easily and comfortably for me, but not for Harris. Three courses of a table d'hôte dinner were enough for me, but Harris preferred thirteen.
Even after I had acquired full confidence, and no longer needed the agent's help, I sometimes encountered difficulties. Once at Baden-Baden I nearly lost a train because I could not be sure that three young ladies opposite me at table were Germans, since I had not heard them speak; they might be American, they might be English, it was not safe to venture a bow; but just as I had got that far with my thought, one of them began a German remark, to my great relief and gratitude; and before she got out her third word, our bows had been delivered and graciously returned, and we were off.
There is a friendly something about the German character which is very winning. When Harris and I were making a pedestrian tour through the Black Forest, we stopped at a little country inn for dinner one day; two young ladies and a young gentleman entered and sat down opposite us. They were pedestrians, too. Our knapsacks were strapped upon our backs, but they had a sturdy youth along to carry theirs for them. All parties were hungry, so there was no talking. By and by the usual bows were exchanged, and we separated.
As we sat at a late breakfast in the hotel at Allerheiligen, next morning, these young people entered and took places near us without observing us; but presently they saw us and at once bowed and smiled; not ceremoniously, but with the gratified look of people who have found acquaintances where they were expecting strangers. Then they spoke of the weather and the roads. We also spoke of the weather and the roads. Next, they said they had had an enjoyable walk, notwithstanding the weather. We said that that had been our case, too. Then they said they had walked thirty English miles the day before, and asked how many we had walked. I could not lie, so I told Harris to do it. Harris told them we had made thirty English miles, too. That was true; we had "made" them, though we had had a little assistance here and there.
After breakfast they found us trying to blast some information out of the dumb hotel clerk about routes, and observing that we were not succeeding pretty well, they went and got their maps and things, and pointed out and explained our course so clearly that even a New York detective could have followed it. And when we started they spoke out a hearty good-by and wished us a pleasant journey. Perhaps they were more generous with us than they might have been with native wayfarers because we were a forlorn lot and in a strange land; I don't know; I only know it was lovely to be treated so.
Very well, I took an American young lady to one of the fine balls in Baden-Baden, one night, and at the entrance-door upstairs we were halted by an official—something about Miss Jones's dress was not according to rule; I don't remember what it was, now; something was wanting—her back hair, or a shawl, or a fan, or a shovel, or something. The official was ever so polite, and ever so sorry, but the rule was strict, and he could not let us in. It was very embarrassing, for many eyes were on us. But now a richly dressed girl stepped out of the ballroom, inquired into the trouble, and said she could fix it in a moment. She took Miss Jones to the robing-room, and soon brought her back in regulation trim, and then we entered the ballroom with this benefactress unchallenged.
Being safe, now, I began to puzzle through my sincere but ungrammatical thanks, when there was a sudden mutual recognition—the benefactress and I had met at Allerheiligen. Two weeks had not altered her good face, and plainly her heart was in the right place yet, but there was such a difference between these clothes and the clothes I had seen her in before, when she was walking thirty miles a day in the Black Forest, that it was quite natural that I had failed to recognize her sooner. I had on my other suit, too, but my German would betray me to a person who had heard it once, anyway. She brought her brother and sister, and they made our way smooth for that evening.
Well—months afterward, I was driving through the streets of Munich in a cab with a German lady, one day, when she said:
"There, that is Prince Ludwig and his wife, walking along there."
Everybody was bowing to them—cabmen, little children, and everybody else—and they were returning all the bows and overlooking nobody, when a young lady met them and made a deep courtesy.
"That is probably one of the ladies of the court," said my German friend.
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"She is an honor to it, then. I know her. I don't know her name, but I know her. I have known her at Allerheiligen and Baden-Baden. She ought to be an Empress, but she may be only a Duchess; it is the way things go in this way."
If one asks a German a civil question, he will be quite sure to get a civil answer. If you stop a German in the street and ask him to direct you to a certain place, he shows no sign of feeling offended. If the place be difficult to find, ten to one the man will drop his own matters and go with you and show you.
In London, too, many a time, strangers have walked several blocks with me to show me my way.
There is something very real about this sort of politeness. Quite often, in Germany, shopkeepers who could not furnish me the article I wanted have sent one of their employees with me to show me a place where it could be had.
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Ah, someone appears to have done the arithmetic….
"Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's efforts to rescue the economy could result in more than a half trillion dollars of paper losses on the central bank's books if interest rates rise abruptly from recent levels.
That sum is the difference between the value of securities in the Fed's portfolio on Dec. 31 and what they may fetch in three years, according to data compiled by MSCI Inc. of New York for Bloomberg News. MSCI applied scenarios devised by the Fed itself for stress-testing the nation's 19 largest banks.
MSCI sees the market value of Fed holdings shrinking by $547 billion over three years under an adverse scenario that includes an economic contraction and rising inflation. MSCI puts the Fed's mark-to-market loss at less than half that, or $216 billion, if the economy performs in line with consensus forecasts of gradually rising growth, inflation and interest rates."
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After we brought you Barry Munsterteiger's "Escapism" short, we got an email from Jay LoRossa at Lossa Engineering, sharing with us his company's "Solus" film, which also takes us back to the original question as to why we ride motorcycles, and begs an answer to our postulation as to why OEM promotional videos are not this well done. Featuring Lossa Engineering's Yamaha SR500 Café Racer, "Solus" is a movie about a man who finds the only moments of solitude in the busy city occur at night.
Riding alone on the streets of Los Angeles, which would normally be pack and busy during the day, there is that same message here that when you are on a motorcycle, you are alone with yourself, the bike, and the moment. The video is well shot, and tells a story that we think any motorcyclist can relate to about riding. It probably helps as well that Jay's work is drool-worthy, and his custom SR500 sounds great over Beethoven's 7th symphony. Watch it after the jump.
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The incident happened on Thursday at the 10MW Corkermore wind farm in Donegal in the north west of the country, which is operated by utilities company Energia.
The broken blade section was found 30 metres from the wind turbine, embedded in the ground.
The incident is now under investigation by manufacturer Gamesa in order to find the cause of the incident. Technicians from the company will also carry out precautionary checks on each of the turbines on site.
Energia said that high winds were blowing at the time of the break, but said that "wind speeds are considered to have been within normal operating parameters when the break occurred."
The G80 is designed for high-wind sites and has a cut-out speed of 25m/s. All five of the Gamesa G80 turbines were in operation at the time of the blade break.
The turbine brought itself to a stop automatically and there was no damage to any other turbines or facilities on the site, Energia said.
This is the second incident in a month concerning the G80 turbine, with a fire burning out the nacelle of a turbine on the 74MW Bii Nee Stipa II wind farm in Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November.


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Justin Timberlake Performs 'Drink You Away' at 2013 American Music Awards
"We're JT and the Tennessee Kids. This is a song about alcohol."
So began Justin Timberlake's 2013 American Music Awards performance of 'Drink You Away.'
The rendition was a simple one. He was accompanied by a large group of musicians and strummed away at his guitar, but stood mostly and relatively still throughout the performance. But the action was behind him. There was a bar, there were dancers, there were backup singers, horn players -- all the elements of an amazing party.
Wonder if they exclusively served Bud Light Platinum up there!


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Just a few more pictures from Curly's birthday party on Sunday because our family birthday parties are a very big deal to us.
She sat there for 90 seconds (not exaggerating) with her eyes closed while making her wishes before blowing out the candles. They better all come true.
She requested a pan of brownies for her dessert. She is one of the only people on this planet that likes chocolate as much as I do.
My sister made our favorite Chicken Cream Cheese Chili, cornbread, salad and fruit. My favorite fall/winter meal.
Brooke is stoked that she is now big enough for the kids table.
And we finished off the night playing Connect 4. I love that Brooke feels like she is one of the gang. She loves being at my sister's house.
Yesterday morning I decided to go to a pump class with Sarah instead of going running. I will be getting my body ready this month to start marathon training (round #2;) in December. Trying to get extra strong and I made it through 1/8th of the 100 pushups that the instructor wanted us to do.
We showed up in the same sweatshirt. Doesn't get much cooler than that folks.
For lunch I went to my favorite grocery store salad bar and just bought a container of my favorite toppings (the roasted brussel sprouts were amazing) and came home and added my own lettuce and dressing because I am cheap like that (they charge by the lb). It was crazy good.
Later on I went on a nice long walk with my sister and Brooke. I have NO idea how I used to run with the jogging stroller. I couldn't believe how out of breath I was walking up the hill pushing Brooke… so I made my sister push her up the rest of the way up.
For dinner I had grilled chicken and vegetables and because I had been way too healthy all day I got out the brownie/marshmallow sundae to eat while watching an episode of Revenge before bed. Living the dream;)
How many pushups can you do in a row? Do you do pushups on your knees or toes?
Who runs with a jogging stroller?!? (We all need to clap for those that do:)
Would you rather strength train on your own or in a class?
How many candles were on your last birthday cake/pan of brownies?


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Lauryn Hill -- Checks Into Prison ... for 3 Month Tax Sentence
Lauryn Hill Checks Into Prison for 3 Month Tax Sentence
Ready or not ... Lauryn Hill has just reported to federal prison in Connecticut, where she will begin her 3 month sentence for tax evasion, TMZ has learned.
Officials tell TMZ ... the former Fugees singer was booked into the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury at 11:15 AM EST.
We're told the FCI is a "minimum security type facility" where inmates live in "barracks type" housing.
We're also told 38-year-old Hill will not be isolated in the facility -- and will be housed with the general population.
As we previously reported, Hill pled guilty last year to three counts of tax evasion for failing to file returns on $1.8 million she earned from 2005 to 2007.


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November 8, 2013
iSIS advisor feedback sessions next week
Attention undergraduate, graduate, and faculty advisors: You are invited to participate in iSIS feedback sessions next week. Note: This is not iSIS training. It is an opportunity for advisors to make suggestions to improve iSIS support for academic advising.
Advisor feedback session times, dates and locations:
- 2:30–4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Room STC 120 of the Technology Center Building, Salina
- 2:30–4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, Hemisphere room in Hale Library, Manhattan
- 9:30–11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, Hemisphere room in Hale Library, Manhattan
This is a great opportunity to:
- preview new advising screens being developed in iSIS
- provide feedback on the new advising screens, and
- share other thoughts about using iSIS for academic advising.
Registration is not required. Send an email to email@example.com if questions or for more information.


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DYRS Risk Assessment and Structured Decision‐Making Validation Study & System Assessment Summary Report
Five years ago, the District of Columbia's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) began to explore a new methodology for how it determined the appropriate level of restrictiveness of placement for newly committed youth. DYRS developed and implemented a structured decision making (SDM) system, explicitly linking two key factors to placement decisions: the likelihood that a youth will reoffend (risk) and the severity of a youth's committing offense. In the SDM system, a research‐based instrument classifies each young person as high, medium, or low risk to reoffend. This is cross‐indexed with the committing offense severity level – also assigned as high, medium, or low – to determine the recommended restrictiveness of placement.
Through a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) and in collaboration with AECF and DYRS, the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) has performed a risk assessment validation and review of the SDM system. The primary goals of this study were to measure the effectiveness of DYRS's placement methodology and offer suggestions for improvement. This report focuses primarily on key findings and recommendations from the validation study.


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Just a few weeks later the mood had shifted, thanks to a new policy on curtailment that would force developers to rethink projects in the pipeline. If introduced, this policy would see the output of some wind farms, located in areas where the electricity grid needs strengthening, earmarked for 100% curtailment during periods of high wind and low demand.
This would undermine the financial viability of these projects since, until now, the economic consequences of curtailment have been shared out on a pro-rata basis. Unsurprisingly, developers have been holding urgent talks with regulators on the implications of this policy.
Wind developers are also awaiting details on the Republic of Ireland's revised financial support system for renewables, known as Refit 2. It is already clear that incentives for new projects will be shaved somewhat, although no significant cuts are on the cards.
The Irish wind sector received a boost last year, after a credit-crunched 2010, with 203MW of new installed capacity, representing a 33% increase on 2010's dismal total of 153MW. The largest project to come online in 2011 was the 41.4MW Castledockrell wind farm, County Wexford. As of the end of last year, Ireland's total installed capacity stood at 1.63GW, less than half of the approximately 4GW needed to meet the country's 2020 renewables target of 40%.
There remains just one offshore wind farm in Republic of Ireland waters, the 25MW Arklow Bank I project. Several more offshore projects are planned, with an agreement signed last year by the Irish and UK governments that sets the stage for new Irish offshore wind farms being connected to the UK grid — contributing to that country's renewable-energy targets, not Ireland's.


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Jean Craighead George, author of more than 100 books for children – including the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves – died on May 15 at the age of 92. Wendell Minor pays tribute to his friend and longtime collaborator.
I remember well the phone call I received from HarperCollins art director Al Cetta asking me if I would like to re-do the cover for the mass market paperback of Jean Craighead George's Newbery classic Julie of the Wolves. At the time, I knew Jean by reputation, but must admit that I had not read Julie of the Wolves until that assignment was given to me. I was immediately taken with the book and promptly did the painting for the new edition. Little did I realize at the time, that that was the prelude to what would become a 22-year journey of collaborations with Jean.
Jean and I first met officially on Earth Day 1990 at an ALA Conference being held at the United Nations in New York. We found that we had so many interests in common, and developed an immediate rapport. That was the beginning of my working relationship with Jean, as well as a very close and dear friendship that included my wife Florence.
Many of Jean's early works were illustrated by Jean herself, with great success, so winning her confidence to become an illustrator of her books took a bit of time. Our first picture book collaboration, Everglades, was published in 1995, and I'm happy to say that the book still survives in paperback to this day.
Jean's work has always had, as its basis, a strong foundation of science and nature, and so it was necessary for her artist to complement her writing with the same accuracy and attention to detail. If we were going to do a book based in Alaska, well, we were going to Alaska! So, for our second book together, Arctic Son, we traveled to Alaska. I'll never forget landing at the airstrip on the frozen tundra in Barrow. The sun was low on the horizon, and it was 42 degrees below zero! We would be staying with Jean's son Craig, his wife Cyd and their two sons, Sam and Luke, who lived (and still do) in Barrow. I had the great opportunity to meet and learn about the Inupiat people and their culture, take wild rides on snowmobiles, and have my first-ever dogsled ride on the frozen Arctic Ocean. My research during this incredible trip to the top of the world would provide reference for two later Alaska-based books with Jean, Snow Bear and The Last Polar Bear.
Other research trips included watching the wolves in the Lamar River Valley in Yellowstone National Park for The Wolves Are Back and The Buffalo Are Back, spending time in the Tetons and watching Jean's great-nephew, Scotty, rock climbing as reference for Jean's "boys' adventure" series (Cliff Hanger, Snowboard Twist and Firestorm), and traveling with Jean and her family to Kearney, Neb., in March to watch the migration of 500 Sandhill Cranes; yet another unforgettable experience. Jean was always the first one awake and ready to go. At 4:00 a.m. there would be a knock on your door, which would be Jean saying, "Get up... time to go see the cranes!" She wanted to make sure that we were all in our protective blinds at first light to watch the cranes wake up and take flight along the Platte River. It was a scene of primordial splendor that has been taking place for millions of years.
These are but a few of the experiences of a lifetime, which have made my relationship with Jean one that I will always treasure.
Jean was unique in that she brought nature to so many children around the world who do not often have the chance to experience such events first-hand. Julie of the Wolves and My Side of the Mountain and their follow-up books are the great classics of nature books that will always be relevant for our time and all time to come. Of the innumerable book signings we've done together over the years, I've lost count of the number of people who've said that My Side of the Mountain changed their lives by giving them a course to follow in a career in the natural sciences. Grandparents, parents, and children shared together the wonderful experiences of Sam and Frightful.
Maurice Sendak and Jean Craighead George were the last of the great talents fostered by Ursula Nordstrom. Jean passed a week to the day of Maurice's passing. We all share this great loss. They made our world a better place.
Florence and I feel honored to be part of Jean's extended family. She will be profoundly missed by the entire children's book community, and by all who knew and loved her.
Jean's legacy will continue with more books to be published in the near future. Currently I am working on the paintings for Galapagos George, the story of the oldest tortoise in the Galapagos, to be published by HarperCollins, and in spring 2013, Dial will publish The Eagles Are Back.... What better way to symbolize Jean's life than an eagle soaring free over the mountain.


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Thomas Boston (March 17, 1676 – May 20, 1732) was a Scottish church leader.
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- As fish in the water love deep places and wells and are most frequently found there, so wicked men have a great love to carnal security and have no will to strive against the stream. Fish love deep places best where there is least noise. Oh, how careful are natural men to keep all quiet, that there may be nothing to disturb them in their rest in sin! They love to be secure which is their destruction. O my soul, beware of carnal security, of being secure, though plunged over head and ears in sin.
- The Art of Man-fishing, 1699.
- So do men oftentimes find their greatest cross where they expected their greatest comfort.
- The Crook in the Pot, 1737.
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- Let the mantle of worldly enjoyments hang loose about you, that it may be easily dropped when death comes to carry you into another world.
- Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 207.
- Yes, from the mountain of eternity we shall look down, and behold the whole plain spread before us. Down here we get lost and confused in the devious valleys that run off from the rdots of the hills everywhere, and we cannot make out where the streams are going, and what there is behind that low shoulder of the hill yonder. But when we get to the summit peak and look down, it will all shape itself into one consistent whole, and we shall see it all at once.
None can comprehend eternity but the eternal God.- Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 212.


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Posted by Editoress on 03/6/08
Trek's 1 World 2 Wheels Program Arrives in Canada
BTAC press release
Arrival of the 1 World 2 Wheels bicycle advocacy program in Canada, praised by the Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC)
Trek Bicycle Corporation delivered good news to the Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC) on the eve of one of North Americas largest bicycle show, the Toronto International Bicycle show.
BTACs Executive Director, Janet OConnell announced that, Trek Bicycle Corporation has extended its 1 World 2 Wheels program into Canada. Shared by BTAC and the Canadian division of the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) the funding will be used for bike related advocacy efforts in Canada. It is earmarked to play major role in BTACs advocacy, outreach and public education work, which is an exact match with Treks expectations.
This Canadian initiative is a natural evolution of Treks work with the IMBA and the League of American Bicyclists in the USA. The mandate of 1 World 2 Wheels in the USA is too increase the number of bike trips taken, encourage bicycle commuting and provide a total of $1.6 million in advocacy support. For the Canadian component Trek will contribute $1 to from every helmet they ship to Canada to BTAC and $10 for every full suspension mountain bike will go to IMBA. The program is expected to raise $100,000 over the next three years. Many individual Trek dealers in Canada are also participating with comparable contributions.
There has been phenomenal support and enthusiasm by the Canadian bicycling community about the extension of 1 World 2 Wheels program into Canada, says Trek Advocacy Director, Rebecca Anderson. Were thrilled that we have an outlet for supporting a bike friendly Canada through the BTAC and IMBA-Canada. Both organizations are working really hard and could use a little more help, which were happy to give.
Usman Valiante, BTACs Director of Cycling Advocacy praised the announcement, saying Trek's commitment to Canadian bike advocacy is just the right boost at the right time. It comes at a critical juncture for BTAC - a time when BTAC's advocacy activities are ramping up exponentially and we are setting a long-term vision of how to get more Canadians to ride more often. Both the commitment and the funds it brings are going to be very helpful in moving forward on a core Canadian bike advocacy agenda.
Earlier this month BTAC announced the six recipients (in Vancouver, Edmonton, Moncton, Toronto, and Province of Quebec) of $25,000 in grants. Awarded twice a year and available to cycling focused community groups, BTAC's Grant Program will support projects that put more people on bikes. BTAC played an important role in ongoing Ontario provincial sales tax (PST) holiday on bicycle related accessories, safety equipment and bicycles under $1,000.
Pictured Left to Right: Rick Snyder, Owner of Mike's Bike Shop, Dieppe, NB, John Burke, President Trek Bicycle Corporation, Janet O'Connell, Executive Director, Bicycle Trade Association of Canada.
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Aranjuez , the only Spanish site declared Cultural Landscape in the World Heritage List of UNESCO will host the 2nd World Heritage Ibero-American Youth Forum from 20 to June 30, 2010. The event comes in the wake of the 1st Ibero-American Youth Forum on World Heritage, held in Seville in June 2009, during the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee.
This event will gather together young people between 12 and 15, from Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Portugal and Spain and whose participation is linked to a particular site in the World Heritage List or in the Tentative Lists of their respective countries.
The main working topic of forum is "cultural landscape and sustainable cultural tourism. The young participants shall also take up various issues linked to these themes, for example, the relationship between communication and heritage.
The main objective is to develop young people skills that allow them to identify, accept and play their role in the preservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage at local, national and global levels. In particular, it aims to develop in children and young participants the skills to identify and fulfill their individual and social responsibility in the preservation of cultural heritage and natural, local, national and global levels. It also seeks to give young people tools for understanding the importance of heritage and its preservation, in terms of identity.
Information about the day to day activities during the youth forum are available at the 2nd Ibero-American Youth Forum website: http://www.patrimoniojoven.com/


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The sun's high in the sky and your children are in vacation heaven, splashing and running around outside for hours on end. Meanwhile, you're worrying about sunburns and chapped lips. Relax! Adults and kids need a healthy dose of sun every day, and there are easy, all-natural ways protect precious dermis.
Which sunscreen ingredients are safest for kids?
"Kids need sunscreens with fewer harsh or irritating chemicals than adult products because their skin is more sensitive and absorbent," says Sonya Lunder, senior analyst with the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and mother of a 3-year-old. It's especially important to avoid sunscreens with the chemical oxybenzone, she points out, which can disrupt the body's hormone system. Because children's skin tends to produce less oil than that of adults, though, kids can tolerate a greasier product. The EWG recommends lotions with physical, mineral-based screens that block damaging UVA and UVB rays in the morning. "Products with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide don't penetrate skin the way chemical blocks do, so you don't have to worry about chemical toxicity," Lunder says. Tempting though they may be, don't fall for sunscreen–bug repellent combo products—even if they're all natural. "Even physical sunscreens often contain penetration enhancers that can lead to more absorption of the pesticide," says Lunder. "With these mixed products, you're doubling up the chemical exposure, when it's unlikely you're going to need them both at the same time of day."
What SPF should I use and how much?
"We recommend that people who are going to spend time in intense sunlight use SPF 30 and reapply often," says Lunder. That's especially important for kidlets because sunburns sustained early in life are linked to increased melanoma risk later in life. Similarly, most people use too little sunscreen per application. The rule of thumb is to use at least 1 ounce for an adult body and only slightly less for a smaller person, according to the FDA. Reapply every two hours, and always after swimming or exertion. "Forgetting to reapply is a major reason why people end up getting sunburned even though they think they're wearing sunscreen," says Lunder.
What if my child doesn't want to wear sunscreen?
Because natural sunscreens can be thick and sit on top of the dermis, they often give skin a whitish palor. But usually if parents show that they don't mind the white look, neither will kids. "Adults are a little more self-conscious about zinc's white residue, but kids don't seem to care at all," says Lunder. "My son might look like a little ghost when he's running around, but as long as I don't make it a big deal, he seems to be fine with it." If you do encounter sunscreen resistance from your child, let her help rub it in, and apply it to yourself at the same time. Make it a nonnegotiable daily habit—the constancy will make it less of a fight.
Are my kids getting enough vitamin D?
In March 2009, the Archives of Internal Medicine reported that Americans' vitamin D levels have dropped precipitously during the past two decades. Given that sufficient amounts of the "sunshine vitamin" correlate to bone health, immunity, lower risk of heart disease, and cancer-risk reduction, it's important to be sure you and your kids get enough. According to a 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine, "exposure of arms and legs for 5 to 30 minutes (depending on time of day, season, latitude, and skin pigmentation) between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. twice a week is often adequate." If you're not getting enough rays, consider supplements. Although the American Academy of Pediatrics recently doubled the recommended daily dose of vitamin D for children and teens to 400 IU (equivalent to the amount in 4 cups of milk) per day, Robert Rountree, MD, Delicious Living's medical editor recommends 1,000 IU per day for healthy kids. "After reading many papers on the safety of vitamin D, I'm convinced that 1,000–2,000 IU is quite safe for kids and is much more likely to be beneficial than lower doses."
What's the best way to protect lips?
Your little one's kisser needs sun protection, too. "Again, zinc would be best," says Lunder. But you don't need an SPF product unless you're out in the sun, so have one lip balm ready for outdoor time and another for general moisturizing needs. Balms made from real food and found-in-nature ingredients, such as olive oil, aloe vera, and beeswax, get the safe-for-kids nod.
How should I treat dry skin and sunburns?
If your or your child's skin is parched from swimming or excess sun, consider replenishing moisture with pure, organic cocoa butter, virgin coconut oil, or organic extra-virgin olive oil. All can be applied to kids' skin with zero risk. And don't forget to encourage your child to drink lots of water, which hydrates skin from the inside out.